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. >> he testified for the defense and said evidence supports zimmerman's claim of how he shot trayvon martin. nbc's jay gray joins us now live from the courthouse in sanford, florida, where the judge is expected to decide soon if an animation of the deadly confrontation should be played in court. jay? >> reporter: yeah, jim that debate began this morning. it will continue after the testimony here today. look, the defense strategy did shift a bit to a review of the details from the shooting of george zimmerman's injuries that as you talked about, jim, their witness testified do support his claims of self-defense. the rapid pace and emotion that had defined the defense case for the first two days gave way to a technical analysis inside the courtroom today. >> much more specifically talk about the gunshot itself, and the mechanics involved in that. >> reporter: a forensic and gunshot expert for the defense walked methodically through his review of the evidence. he said the gun was two to four inches against trayvon martin's skin and pressed against his clothes the night he was killed and
. >> he testified for the defense and said evidence supports zimmerman's claim of how he shot trayvon martin. nbc's jay gray joins us now live from the courthouse in sanford, florida, where the judge is expected to decide soon if an animation of the deadly confrontation should be played in court. jay? >> reporter: yeah, jim that debate began this morning. it will continue after the testimony here today. look, the defense strategy did shift a bit to a review of the details from the...
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trayvon martin was the victim of a shooting in florida sometime ago. the father took the stand and answered questions about who he thought he heard screaming in 911 calls on the night that his son was killed. jay gray joins us now from the courthouse in sanford, florida where the trial is now in its third week. jay? >> reporter: an important and busy day. the first day of presentation, full day of presentation from the defense and you're right. focused that now familiar 911 call but for the first time we heard from trayvon martin's father about what he said he heard on that recording. tracy martin was at the center of an intense and emotional day of testimony. >> best friend in life and to have him gone is tragic. >> reporter: trayvon martin's father said initially he wasn't sure who was screaming in the background of the 911 call the night his son was killed. >> didn't tell them no that wasn't trayvon, i kind of -- i think i pushed away from the be table and just kind of shook my head and said i can't tell. >> so your words were i can't tell. >> somet
trayvon martin was the victim of a shooting in florida sometime ago. the father took the stand and answered questions about who he thought he heard screaming in 911 calls on the night that his son was killed. jay gray joins us now from the courthouse in sanford, florida where the trial is now in its third week. jay? >> reporter: an important and busy day. the first day of presentation, full day of presentation from the defense and you're right. focused that now familiar 911 call but for...
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the focus in court again was today this dramatic 911 call from the night trayvon martin died. investigators were called back to the witness stand to share with jurors the response trayvon martin's father had the first time he was asked who it was screaming for help in the background of that call? >> okay. and mr. martin's response? >> that it was not his son. >> i think you earlier said he put his head down or something? >> yes. he was crying. he was sad. he had his head down and wiping his face with tissues. >> tracey martin wiped away tears from today's testimony. >> i started screaming as louds i could help. >> george zimmerman said it's his voice the night he shot and killed martin. he's pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder saying he acted in self-defense. recording was at the center of the presentation by the defense. friends were asked the same question about the same audio recording. and gave the same answer. >> yes, definitely that's georgy. >> i thought it was george. >> "the voice" screaming on the tape is george zimmerman. >> during cross-examination the state
the focus in court again was today this dramatic 911 call from the night trayvon martin died. investigators were called back to the witness stand to share with jurors the response trayvon martin's father had the first time he was asked who it was screaming for help in the background of that call? >> okay. and mr. martin's response? >> that it was not his son. >> i think you earlier said he put his head down or something? >> yes. he was crying. he was sad. he had his head...
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and that while the gun was against trayvon martin's sweatshirt when the trigger was pulled, the sweatshirt was 2 to 44 inches away from his body, consistent with someone leaning over another person, as zimm zimmerman described to investigators. >> the medical evidence, the gunshot wound, is consistent with his opinion -- with his statement as to that. >> during cross-examination, demayo agreed that martin could have been pulling away when he was shot and that bruises from a fight could take days to appear or not appear at all. >> in other words, george zim r zimmerman could have hit trayvon martin and not left any bruising on his knuckles. >> legal analysts say the doctor was a strong witness for the defense. >> dr. di miao was most effective in his cross-examination. he was calm, he understood the questions. he didn't give an inch when questions seemed to implicate a different answer. yes says he acted in self-defense, has plead not guilty to second degree murder. and on the admissibility of text messages from trayvon martin's phone as well as a ruling on a 3d animation are expected this
and that while the gun was against trayvon martin's sweatshirt when the trigger was pulled, the sweatshirt was 2 to 44 inches away from his body, consistent with someone leaning over another person, as zimm zimmerman described to investigators. >> the medical evidence, the gunshot wound, is consistent with his opinion -- with his statement as to that. >> during cross-examination, demayo agreed that martin could have been pulling away when he was shot and that bruises from a fight...
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. >>> tomorrow, george zimmerman's lawyers are expected to present evidence showing trayvon martin had marijuana in his system the night that george zimmerman shot him. the judge ruled late today that the jury can hear that toxicology report. testimony today again centered on a 911 call and who was heard screaming for help. five of zimmerman's friends testified that it's his voice. trayvon martin's father also took the stand and was challenged about whether he told police it was not his son's voice the first time he heard the call. >> i kind of pushed away from the -- away from the table and just kind of shook my head and said "i can't tell." >> tracy martin said after hearing the tape several times he thinks the voice is trayvon's. zimmerman has pleaded not guilty and says he shot martin in self-defense. >>> cars under water. the subway system shut down tonight in toronto. strong storms moved through that city tonight. they knocked out power to 35,000 people. some commuter trains also got stuck in high water. passengers stranded for hours. >>> veronica johnson keeping an eye on storm
. >>> tomorrow, george zimmerman's lawyers are expected to present evidence showing trayvon martin had marijuana in his system the night that george zimmerman shot him. the judge ruled late today that the jury can hear that toxicology report. testimony today again centered on a 911 call and who was heard screaming for help. five of zimmerman's friends testified that it's his voice. trayvon martin's father also took the stand and was challenged about whether he told police it was not...
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. >>> the father of trayvon martin takes the stand. we'll find out what he had to say after detectives testified that he initially told them he didn't think it was his son screaming on that 911 tape. >>> president obama revealing how he plans to make the government more efficient. >>> a swirl . >>> the wife of secretary of state john kerry is now in fair condition at a hospital in boston tonight. nbc news has just learned the family called an ambulance when theresa heinz-kerry had symptoms of a seizure but there has been no definitive diagnosis. heinz-kerry is 74 years old and is a breast cancer survivor. secretary john kerry remains by her side. >>> president obama tonight is pushing for less government red tape. he's directed his cabinet to come up with some strategies to make federal agencies more efficient. the president says a new online system is already getting payments out more quickly to small businesses but wants agencies to offer for online services to cut costs and to help small businesses compete for government contracts.
. >>> the father of trayvon martin takes the stand. we'll find out what he had to say after detectives testified that he initially told them he didn't think it was his son screaming on that 911 tape. >>> president obama revealing how he plans to make the government more efficient. >>> a swirl . >>> the wife of secretary of state john kerry is now in fair condition at a hospital in boston tonight. nbc news has just learned the family called an ambulance when...
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he's pleading not guilty saying he shot trayvon martin in self-defense. today an expert on gunshot wounds tried to bolster that claim. jay gray is outside of the courthouse in sanford, florida with the latest. >> reporter: good evening from outside of the seminole county courthouse where testimony has ended. the jury heard from a forensic and gunshot expert called by the dembgs strong testimony that seemed to support george zimmerman's account that he acted in self-defense the night trayvon martin was killed. the prosecution had a deliberate push back against this witness. at one point getting him to say that, in fact, the fatal injury could have been sustained as trayvon martin was pulling away from george zimmerman, trying to get away. so that was a point that the state was able to make. but overall most analysts agree it was a strong witness for the defense here today. a second witness was called, a neighbor from the complex that was there the night of the shooting and she, again, identified the voice screaming in the background of the 911 call that ni
he's pleading not guilty saying he shot trayvon martin in self-defense. today an expert on gunshot wounds tried to bolster that claim. jay gray is outside of the courthouse in sanford, florida with the latest. >> reporter: good evening from outside of the seminole county courthouse where testimony has ended. the jury heard from a forensic and gunshot expert called by the dembgs strong testimony that seemed to support george zimmerman's account that he acted in self-defense the night...
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he says he shot trayvon martin in self-defense. savannah. >> all right. kerry sanders in sanford, florida, thank you. >>> savannah, thanks, more on the crash. the tragic crash of asiana flight 214. the pilot was making his first landing in a 777 at san francisco's airport. this morning we're able to give you a better idea of what the crew was facing in the cockpit. >> as investigators sift through the wreckage of flight 214 they're also trying to get inside the cockpit and the minds of the crew at the time of the crash. >> we're looking at what they were doing and we want to understand why they were doing it. >> as the approach run way 28-l on saturday the pilot had a view similar to this one. >> you're flying manually now. >> all right. >> a view i got to experience firsthand in a 777 flight simulator in 2007. like my simulated landing, the descent was routine and uneventful until something went wrong in the final seconds. >> too low, too slow. that's usually a disasterous outcome. >> he is a former 777 pilot who made hundreds of landings at the san fran
he says he shot trayvon martin in self-defense. savannah. >> all right. kerry sanders in sanford, florida, thank you. >>> savannah, thanks, more on the crash. the tragic crash of asiana flight 214. the pilot was making his first landing in a 777 at san francisco's airport. this morning we're able to give you a better idea of what the crew was facing in the cockpit. >> as investigators sift through the wreckage of flight 214 they're also trying to get inside the cockpit and...
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and today some of the testimony in the george zimmerman trial could center around trayvon martin's toxicology report. yesterday the judge allowed that report to be entered as evidence. it says a small amount of marijuana was in martin's system at the time of his death. prosecutors said the information is prejudicial, but zimmerman's attorneys say it is relevant. zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in martin's death, claiming self-defense. and george zimmerman has sued nbc universal, the parent company of this station, for defamation. the company has strongly denied zimmerman's allegations. >>> today a board set up to help protect your civil liberties will hold its first public hearing on the nsa spying programs. 16 experts will testify before the privacy and civil liberties oversight board today. the independent agency's five members include an internet freedom advocate and two former bush administration lawyers. president obama has tasked the board with leading a national conversation about the secret spying programs. >>> one of the countries that has offered asylum to t
and today some of the testimony in the george zimmerman trial could center around trayvon martin's toxicology report. yesterday the judge allowed that report to be entered as evidence. it says a small amount of marijuana was in martin's system at the time of his death. prosecutors said the information is prejudicial, but zimmerman's attorneys say it is relevant. zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in martin's death, claiming self-defense. and george zimmerman has sued nbc...